Paulette Bourgeois is best-known for creating Franklin the Turtle, the character who appears in picture books illustrated by Brenda Clark. The books have sold more than 50 million copies around the world and have been translated into 38 languages. An animated television series, merchandise, DVDs and full-feature movies are based on the character. She is also the author of Changes in You and Me, books about adolescence, the Oma's Quilt which has been optioned as a film by the National Film Board of Canada, Big Sarah's Little Boots and more. Paulette has also written dozens of non fiction books for children including the Amazing series, the In My Neighbourhood series, The Sun, and The Moon. She has been a columnist for Homemaker's Magazine, written for Canadian Living, Chatelaine and Today's Parent and she provided the concept and initial research for,"The Bee Talker" which aired on CBC TV's The Nature of Things. Many of her books have been award-winners. In 2003, she became a Member of the Order of Canada and in 2007, she received an Honourary Doctor of Laws from her alma mater, The University of Western Ontario. She earned a BSc. in Occupational Therapy at UWO, attended Carleton University for a one-year graduate program in journalism and she is currently completing her thesis for an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on July 20, 1951. She has two adult children, Natalie and Gordon and lives in Toronto, Canada.
Selected works
- On Your Mark, Get Set ...: All About the Olympics Then and Now (1987)
- The Amazing Apple Book (1987)
- The Amazing Paper Books (1989)
- Starting with Space: The Sun (1995)
- Starting with Space: The Moon (1995)
- Oma's Quilt (2001)
"Franklin the Turtle"
External links
www.paulettebourgeoiswriter.com
